Tony- You never had any problems in the Turkey? Did you fly the -B or -D,
because I thought the TF30s regularly suffered from compressor stalls and
turbine blade failures BRBR

'A' model in VF-31, A+ in VX-4. By the time I got to the F-14(1984) the engine
problems were well known and from the first day in the RAG, they harped about
how to 'fly the engines'. You did NOT move the trottles around a lot when
flying it or fighting it. The biggest probelm I saw was flap/slat lockout. A
potentially superior system, designed well, with crappy components. The slats
in the F-4S never gave anybody any headaches. The F-14, a common problem that
could really bite you blue water, around the CV.
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer